Sock lining



Dec. 13, 1949 J. ROTH 2,491,280

` y socx LININQ Filed Feb. 18, 194s Patented Dec. 1.3, 1949 socK LININ'GJack L. Roth, Cincinnati, Ohio, assignor to Roth,

Rauh & Heckel, Inc., Ripley,

.tion of Ohio Ohio, a corpora- Application February 18, 1946, Serial No.648,409

2 claims. (c1. afs-3v) which objects underthe sock lining canbeobserved. I

The sock lining is a piece of material cut to the shape of the footwhich iits inside a shoe and forms the portion of the shoe which comesin direct contact with the bottom of the wearers sock or stocking. It iscommon to have printed matter such as the name or trade mark of themanufacturer and the shoe size printed on the upper surface of the socklining. Since the sock lining is positioned directly beneath the wearersfoot, its surface is rubbed and scuffed by the wearers foot, andprinting and other indicia on the sock lining are rapidly removed andobliterated.

It is a principal object of this invention to provide a sock lining withwhich printed matter can be associated in such a manner that the printedmatter remains legible during the life of the shoe and is not quicklyrubbed o when the shoe is worn.

In many types of shoes, particularly womens shoes of the orthopedictype, pads of resilient material are placed between the sock lining andthe shoe sole to insure proper support for the foot. If one of thesepads becomes displaced the foot is supported improperly. Therefore, itis of value to be able at all times to determine the position of thesepads, and it is a further object of this invention to provide means bywhich the position of foot supporting pads under the sock lining canreadily be ascertained.

Accordingly this invention provides a sock lining having transparentwindows of flexible material under which printed matter can be ailxedand through which the position of supporting pads can be seen.

With the above features and objects iny view the invention will now bedescribed with reference to the accompanying drawing which illustrates apreferred embodiment of the invention, and will more specifically bepointed out in the claims.

Figure 1 is a top plan view showing a sock lining having windowsconstructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a bottom plan View, partly broken away to show resilientpads associated with the sock lining illustrated in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken along the line 3-3 in Figure 1.

Figure 4v is a sectional view taken along the line 4 4 in Figure 1.

As illustrated in Figure l the sock lining includes ,a body section I0,which is constructed of leather or leather'ette or other material Lofthe type conventionally used for sock linings. The heel portion is cutaway and a transparent window II forms the heel section of the socklining. This window is constructed of tough flexible, transparentplastic material. For example, it may be constructed of a polyvinyl typeresin. However, this invention is not to be limited by the particulartype of material used for the window. Any suitable tough, flexible,transparent material may be used without departing from the spirit ofthe invention; and the invention is not to be limited except as pointedout in the claims.

Underneath the window II, as shown at I2, is placed whatever printedmatter is desired. The location of the printed matter can be seen mostclearly by reference to Figure 3. The printing is placed under andattached to the window and thus is protected by the plastic material ofthe window above it and cannot be scuied or rubbed as the shoe is worn.

Additional windows I3 and I4 (Figure 1) are provided to cover supportingpads. The windows are attached to the body section of the sock lining bystitching I5. As shown in Figures 2 and 3 a pad of sponge rubber IB orother resilient material is placed beneath the window I4. A pad IIsupports the arch of the foot end, as shown in Figure 4, may be formedof two layers of resilient material I8 and I9, which form a thickcentral portion where the two layers overlap and thin portions at theends of the arch where only a single layer of pad is located. A pad 20is positioned under the window II and printed matter I2 and forms a heelsupport. The pads are held in place against the windows by a lower layer2| (Figure 3) which surrounds the pads and holds them against the socklining. Short adhesive strips may be employed, one strip to each pad.However, our preferred construction is that illustrated, in which alayer of the size and shape of the body section oi the sock lining isattached to the body section to give a laminated construction.

By means of windows I3 and I4 it is possible quickly and easily toobserve the position of the pads beneath the sock lining and todetermine Whether any of the pads have slipped out of position. Thus, acheck can be made as to whether the pads are properly located to giveproper support of the foot.

The use of a lower layer or lamination under the body section of thesock lining is not a disadvantage. On the contrary, the lower layerserves to strengthen the sock lining and holds the pads in place. Inaddition it holds the parts of the arch pad together While allowing thepad to ex thus improving the action of the arch pad.

The windows in the sock lining not only protect printed matter and trademark indicia associated with the sock lining and permit the position ofpads to be ascertained, but also provide a, feature for adding improvedstyling to the shoe. Thus, windows of various colors may be used to addcolor and beauty to the inside of a shoe. Various types of plasticmaterial may also be used to vary the design and add to the style of theshoe.

Having described by invention, I claim:

1. A sock lining comprising an opaque body portion, a window in saidbody portion constructed of iiexible transparent material, printedmatter aixed to the underside of said Window, and a pad of resilientmaterial beneath said window and said printed material and attached tothe sock lining.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 873,775 Nathan Dec. 17, 19071,291,739 Booth Jan. 21, 1919 1,752,254 Gosnell Mar. 25, 1930 1,777,747De Witt Oct. 7, 1930 1,932,658 Goodfriend Oct. 31, 1933 1,952,409 BergMar. 27, 1934

